EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- If you like your rhymes with a big side of chill then Evansville's rapper Nero Angelo may pique your musical interest.

An organic approach to backing tracks combines with long, yet almost effortless-sounding lyrical runs honed during his formative years of freestyle rapping.

"All of the beats that I use are self-produced with styles ranging from jazzy, chill rhythms, spacey sounds, and even samples on occasion," he said.

Dashes of soul, jazz and funk flavor the music, which also bears signs of classic '90s hip-hop and R&B and some gospel styling in the keyboards.

But don't let the chilled-out vibe fool you; Nero is not shy about speaking his mind when it comes to current events, politics or social justice issues.

"It's amazin' when we get beaten in the streets it don't faze 'em / but take a knee and try to speak, it's outrageous / Jesus peace is, but greed is their savior / ain't no murdering children / conservative, liberal I don't see the difference," he says in a song titled 'BreadCrumbs' from his recent album #20Five.

Nero Angelo is just one of the talented local artists we've featured here as part of the Pocket City Sounds series in conjunction with the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.